7/43. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1744 — Guidance to Fast Shawwal
Fasting during the sacred months
Hadith About Fasting Shawwal and Following Prophetic Guidance
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1744
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1744
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ الْهَادِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَنَّ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ، كَانَ يَصُومُ أَشْهُرَ الْحُرُمِ . فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " صُمْ شَوَّالاً " . فَتَرَكَ أَشْهُرَ الْحُرُمِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَزَلْ يَصُومُ شَوَّالاً حَتَّى مَاتَ .
Muhammad bin Ibrahim Narrated from:
Usamah bin Zaid used to fast the sacred months. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: “Fast Shawwal.” So he forsook the sacred months and he continued to fast Shawwal until he died.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1744In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 107English translation : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1744
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1744
This hadith about fasting Shawwal mentions Usamah bin Zaid, who used to fast during the sacred months. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم told him, “Fast Shawwal.” After this advice, Usamah left fasting the sacred months in that pattern and continued to fast Shawwal until he died. The text shows a personal direction from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and a strong response from Usamah. It does not say that every person must copy the exact same change in every case. The safe lesson is that prophetic guidance shaped his worship, and he held to it steadily. For searches like “fast Shawwal hadith” and “Usamah bin Zaid fasting Shawwal,” this narration is directly relevant.
What we learn from this hadith
- Usamah bin Zaid changed his practice after the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم instruction.
- The hadith mentions Shawwal as a month connected with fasting.
- Prophetic guidance should carry weight in shaping worship habits.
- Steady practice is shown through Usamah’s continued fasting of Shawwal.
